Famous Indians Of The 20th Century

Biographical sketches of indian legends

Vishwamitra Sharma

• Publisher: V&S Publishers
• Year: 2018
• eBook ISBN:
  9789350572412
• Print ISBN:
  9788192079684

For people of all age-groups, reading about the lives and times of great Indians is always inspiring and uplifting. For those looking for success and purpose in their lives can greatly benefit from this masterly work! This book presents insights on more than 100 famous Indians of the 20th century. The names range from eminent National Leaders,Great Scientists and Social Workers to Artists,Philosophers,Entrepreneures and personalities from the world of entertainment. Discover here- *How Mahatama Gandhi won freedom for India *Why Dr Swaminathan is called the father of the Green Revolution *What made Dhirubhai Ambani a great visionary industrialist *Why Rabindranath Tagore was lovingly called Gurudev *Why Satyajit Ray was honoured with a special Oscar for lifetime achievements by American Academy of Motion pictures...and much much more! Some of the other lives covered include:*Dr Zakir Hussain *JRD Tata *MS Obero *Ramnath Goenka *J C Bose *Homi Bhabha *Vinoba Bhave *Baba Amte *Mother Teresa *Harivansh Rai Bachchan *R K Narayan *Raja Ravi Varma *Amrita Shergil *Osho *J. Krishnamurti *Sri Aurobindo *Madhubala *Sam Manekshaw *Salim Ali and *V. Kurien from their early years to achievements in their specific fields,the book covers all the relevant details of their lives. As such it makes an excellent reading for students, teachers, parents and all professionals. #v&spublishers

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Contents
• Preface
• Freedom Fighters & Statesmen
• Political Leaders
• Industrialists and Entrepreneurs
• Scientists
• Social Reformers
• Poets and Writers
• Artists
• Philosophers and Thinkers
• Film Personalities
• Sporting Legends
• Miscellaneous